Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve

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Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve is the largest national park in the United States, renowned for its vast wilderness, towering mountain ranges, and extensive glaciers in southeastern Alaska.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site component
national park and preserve
protected area
administeredBy National Park Service
area 13200000 acres
about 53000 square kilometers
borders Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (via World Heritage complex)
Kluane National Park and Reserve
contains Bagley Icefield (portion)
Chitina River (portion)
Chugach Mountains (portion)
linked to: Chugach Mountains

Copper River (portion)
linked to: Copper River

Hubbard Glacier (portion)
Kennicott Glacier
Malaspina Glacier (portion)
Mount Blackburn
Mount Sanford
Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion)
Mount Wrangell
Nabesna Glacier
Nabesna River (portion)
Root Glacier
St. Elias Mountains
linked to: Yukon Ranges

Wrangell Mountains
historic Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
country United States
designation National Park and Preserve
established December 2, 1980
establishedBy Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
IUCNCategory II
knownFor extensive glaciers
remote backcountry recreation
towering mountain ranges
vast wilderness
volcanic landscapes
locatedIn Alaska
locatedInRegion southeastern Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
nearestCity Copper Center, Alaska
offersActivity backpacking
flightseeing
mountaineering
rafting
wildlife viewing
partOf Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek World Heritage Site
United States National Park System
state Alaska
superlative largest national park in the United States
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1979 (as part of transboundary site, later extensions)
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site
wildlife Dall sheep
linked to: Ovis

caribou
grizzly bears
moose
mountain goats

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Alaska hasProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Alaska Range hasProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Copper River basinIncludes Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Southcentral Alaska contains Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve (western portion)
linked to: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
National preserve example Wrangell–St. Elias National Preserve
subject linked to: National Preserves
linked to: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Drum locatedInProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Wrangell locatedIn Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Fairweather UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent Kluane/Wrangell–St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
linked to: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Chugach National Forest borderedBy Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Sanford locatedIn Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Sanford protectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Sanford withinUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Wrangell–St. Elias / Kluane / Tatshenshini-Alsek / Glacier Bay
linked to: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Stikine River near Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
linked to: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Wrangell Mountains partOf Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Wrangell Mountains protectedBy Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Bagley Icefield (portion) locatedIn Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Bagley Icefield (portion) protectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Chitina River locatedInProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
subject linked to: Chitina River (portion)
Chitina River flowsThrough Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
subject linked to: Chitina River (portion)
Chitina River locatedIn Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve backcountry
subject linked to: Chitina River (portion)
linked to: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark locatedIn Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Nabesna River locatedInProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
subject linked to: Nabesna River (portion)
Nabesna River flowsThrough Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
subject linked to: Nabesna River (portion)
Kluane National Park and Reserve adjacentTo Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount St. Elias (U.S. portion) partOfProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Copper Center, Alaska isGatewayTo Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Malaspina Glacier (portion) isWithinProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Root Glacier locatedIn Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Root Glacier partOf Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Root Glacier partOf Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve World Heritage Site
linked to: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Root Glacier protectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Root Glacier withinProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Hubbard Glacier (portion) locatedIn Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Hubbard Glacier (portion) protectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Blackburn locatedInProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Blackburn isPartOfWorldHeritageSite Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Chitina, Alaska isGatewayTo Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Chitina, Alaska nearestNationalPark Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Mount Vancouver liesWithinProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Nabesna Glacier locatedInProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Nabesna Glacier partOf Wrangell–St. Elias wilderness
linked to: Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Kennicott Glacier partOf Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Kennicott Glacier protectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Saint Elias Mountains contains Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Bering Glacier near Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve